Teleocichla Monogramma

[Gillie]

A store near me has quite a few Teleocichla monogramma and this is the first time I have seen them and would like to pick up a pair, but I cannot find much info on where they come from or spawning information. So any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[freshwaterfishfan]

Surprisinlgy they seem to be pretty cheap(and plentiful) when they are on the lists. I've had two groups in the past. I have, unfortunately, not have much luck. They require warm, oxygen rich water (at least that is what I have read). That can be tricky. I had a nice tank going at 82 degrees with 3 sponge filters and a hang on filter and my air pump died and so did the fish. I assume the o2 level fell too low for them. Otherwise they ate well and were coloring up and staking out territory. I thought they might even breed. Next time I try them I'm going to dedicate a 30 G breeder with a lot of aeration (hang on, air and powerheads).
Let me know how your's do.
Steve

 

[Gillie]

The only info I can find says they live in warm fast flowing water, so I was thinking that I would use a custom 45 gal(48x18x12) and use some large rocks, driftwood, and a sand/gravel mix for substrate. I was also thinking in order to keep the river effect I would place two sponge filters connected to two large powerheads at one end of the tank. Hopefully the filter set-up will work the way it should giving me proper filtration and flow so that the oxygen level stays high enough for them.

 

[Benjamin Goh]

Picked up a pair earlier this week, seems like a bonded pair too. Any advise on how to get them to breed?

Here are some pictures

In shop

Holding tank - female

In the tank - male

In the tank - female

 

[Mike Wise]

They come for clearwater so slightly acid and moderately soft water with just a bit of flow should do. Just hope they stay compatible. Good luck.

 

[Jeremy Basch]

A friend of mine just spawned his Teleocichla. They spawned in our local tap water which has a pH of 7.2-7.4 and a hardness of 250ppm. So they do not soft water to spawn. I have encouraged him to write an article and to take photos. The fry should now be around 3-4 weeks old. I will keep you posted.

Jeremy